United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2103 (109th)
Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2005
Introduced
4 May 2005
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Summary
Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2005 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, to make grants to public agencies and/or nonprofit private organizations to: (1) maintain a national resource center and information clearinghouse for missing and unidentified adults; (2) maintain a national, interconnected database for tracking missing adults who are determined by law enforcement to be endangered due to age, diminished mental capacity, or the circumstances of disappearance, when foul play is suspected or circumstances are unknown; (3) coordinate public and private programs that locate or recover missing adults or reunite missing adults with their families; (4) provide assistance and training to law enforcement agencies, State and local governments, elements of the criminal justice system, nonprofit organizations, and individuals in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing adults; (5) provide assistance to families in locating and recovering missing adults; and (6) assist in public notification and victim advocacy related to missing adults. Directs the Attorney General, through the Director, to: (1) coordinate Government-funded programs relating to missing adults; and (2) provide the public agencies or nonprofit private organizations receiving grants to maintain a national resource center and information clearinghouse for missing and unidentified adults with access to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Center.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 May 2005
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Introduced in House · EN · 4 May 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 May 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/2103
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/2103